diff --git a/pocs/xstate-study/app/Machine.tsx b/pocs/xstate-study/app/Machine.tsx
index 94e1fdee1..e8c70eb6c 100644
--- a/pocs/xstate-study/app/Machine.tsx
+++ b/pocs/xstate-study/app/Machine.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 import { memo } from "react";
-import makeOpenAppMachine from "./openAppStateMachine";
+import makeOpenAppMachine, { Context } from "./openAppStateMachine";
 import { createActor } from "xstate";
 import { createBrowserInspector } from "@statelyai/inspect";
 
@@ -22,8 +22,22 @@ function Machine() {
       },
     });
 
+    let previousUserActionNeeded: Context["userActionNeeded"] = null;
+    let previousStateValue: string | null = null;
+
     openAppMachineActor.start();
     openAppMachineActor.subscribe((state) => {
+      if (state.value !== previousStateValue) {
+        console.log("machine: new state", state.value);
+        previousStateValue = state.value;
+      }
+      if (state.context.userActionNeeded !== previousUserActionNeeded) {
+        console.log(
+          "machine: user action needed",
+          state.context.userActionNeeded
+        );
+        previousUserActionNeeded = state.context.userActionNeeded;
+      }
       if (state.status === "done") {
         console.log("machine: done", state);
         console.log("machine output:", state.output);
diff --git a/pocs/xstate-study/app/openAppStateMachine.ts b/pocs/xstate-study/app/openAppStateMachine.ts
index ed0598c45..c416a8fdf 100644
--- a/pocs/xstate-study/app/openAppStateMachine.ts
+++ b/pocs/xstate-study/app/openAppStateMachine.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 import { setup, fromPromise, assign, log } from "xstate";
 
 
-type DeviceSessionState = {
-  status: "Ready" | "Busy" | "Locked" | "NotConnected",
-  deviceOnboarded: boolean,
-};
-
-type Input = {
-  requestedAppName: string,
-  deviceSessionState: DeviceSessionState,
-}
-
-type Context = Input & {
-  currentlyRunningApp: string | null;
-  error: Error | null;
-}
-
 export const LOCKED_DEVICE_ERROR = "Locked device";
 export const APP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR = "App not installed";
 export const OPEN_REJECTED_ERROR = "Open app rejected";
@@ -47,6 +32,22 @@ async function openAppStub(appName: string) {
   return;
 }
 
+type DeviceSessionState = {
+  status: "Ready" | "Busy" | "Locked" | "NotConnected",
+  deviceOnboarded: boolean,
+};
+
+type Input = {
+  requestedAppName: string,
+  deviceSessionState: DeviceSessionState,
+}
+
+export type Context = Input & {
+  currentlyRunningApp: string | null;
+  error: Error | null;
+  userActionNeeded: "OpenApp" | null;
+}
+
 function makeOpenAppMachine(params: {
   getAppAndVersion: () => Promise<{ app: string, version: string }>,
   closeApp: () => Promise<void>,
@@ -81,10 +82,12 @@ function makeOpenAppMachine(params: {
     },
     actions: {
       assignErrorDeviceNotOnboarded: assign({error: new Error(DEVICE_NOT_ONBOARDED_ERROR)}),
-      assignErrorDeviceLocked: assign({error: new Error(LOCKED_DEVICE_ERROR)})
+      assignErrorDeviceLocked: assign({error: new Error(LOCKED_DEVICE_ERROR)}),
+      assignUserActionNeededOpenApp: assign({userActionNeeded: "OpenApp"}),
+      assignNoUserActionNeeded: assign({userActionNeeded: null}),
     },
   }).createMachine({
-    /** @xstate-layout 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-GjicRcmxdpU117F5DO4TJLdBTLwx7lnGhX6mMVHWwez-c3cKaNzEdkjt6iiYYqAVT6N8xhGNWbSSpmKjqBShiSremiuPe7SNMyQQgjO4Jzqsi7lH+AooscwpJiBFxKGBSj2CqTSZvYwzwYWCCIWBcGCBmJLdKocGvrqjbzkwHCwNkGypERyIJuiFT7sSDBjDWEznlR7QUjUgjqBoHRKBB0pqgEWE+rh+qrHgIliUkEn8gIgo7mRwEKIgZiHppowTBB1aTOpFZaU0KhUb8NG4oY-GzqZXKZMakgUF+QYxE6LpuhgHpetO9YmR+jBRTFBExBGKVRpuIgAaRQGyRRCCOE4VIPEqtGKh5BZ9HcJgMKoHQVi0GYnmFmVNtl0WwLFw7xfQvC9v2g7Dua47JFOxnvgNDA5cNeX0AVHo-vQW7FPZ5Wiq8pZKpxSoTHiEw+f87U6F0hi6Xo1a1kZOFLUJxnfkuiUYK6kZpYtfrLR9Y0YJtRUxiVe2ATJooDNcgKaYxiqIfdSjqbi1z3HcF09SeMwvRlb2rMD20YBNfYDkOI5zQtr2A+9OGfeUYOk7tJG7uRTlVWeN2mKSJ5w2e6ndGBvi6BBhiuH46h9UTAZxaT7BcHwpUc45VSqBo5j2ISkvNMYzEtZoJbtEoNE5sYBu9cCGC0BAcByADgl7tDLtcwAtNo9jtXi9QZuouI1No7jqRo6iqAbRioRpnGy-TZl+krPDSW7VSMQhThKJopjB887gPC8cfO1y6xWVsCK7CnnNVJ4OJvF4xucW80wUg88O3M03gPBWzRF3hXI8vk8JEVX6uIK0paefougXhMaMsV0tQDNmNFGEqSqhQTb7x-Lo2kx2obdqPFUe1pSi+6dAdaPml0sZK1xvJLmmeGb+LPXMhM75+e9LiP+0w3Jb2HhJjnlaAYXS+YKRKFcDcNM-xWjnwmAFPuEVDTmVEuJCAf9XbVwuOKK4WZVCAg8kLFi0w1BUS9lRAw09TDv2wp-YuhpVojSZpzNWJ806jHaq0A2VszBtAGD5QYGZ84PGPG4LUW8BL90NCTJcx9YYWFLDoPQ4dSSWy0OpYY7F7gVgJK4LqmEP7byYQuBWS4k59BwWPfoh5g5eA6G8QE09pTqV0LUUwVFOJmwMFcfGJiZGoMYAAZQAK6kHILAeA-9U6IFxGHaUjFJaZmeO8FicEA51DuqoNoaZ8woKygwAAohTZIij9ykhLGmcYWZQFaGMOpBi2TeEdDuN0EYgRAhAA */
+    /** @xstate-layout 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-GjicRcmxdpU117F5DO4TJLdBTLwx7lnGhX6mMVHWwez-c3cKaNzEdkjt6iiYYqAVT6N8xhGNWbSSpmKjqBShiSremiuPe7SNMyQQgjO4Jzqsi7lH+AooscwpJiBFxKGBSj2CqTSZvYwzwYWCCIWBcGCBmJLdKocGvrqjbzkwHCwNkGypERyIJuiFT7sSDBjDWEznlR7QUjUgjqBoHRKBB0pqgEWE+rh+qrHgIliUkEn8gIgo7mRwEKIgZiHppowTBB1aTOpFZaU0KhUb8NG4oY-GzqZXKZMakgUF+QYxE6LpuhgHpetO9YmR+jBRTFBExBGKVRpuIgAaRQGyRRCCOE4VIPEqtGKh5BZ9HcJgMKoHQVi0GYnmFmVNtl0WwLFw7xfQvC9v2g7Dua47JFOxnvgNDA5cNeX0AVHo-vQW7FPZ5Wiq8pZKpxSoTHiEw+f87U6F0hi6Xo1a1kZOFLUJxnfkuiUYK6kZpYtfrLR9Y0YJtRUxiVe2ATJooDNczzQaoEH3G06nePYClqnodxGAYL4vRlb2rMD20YBNfYDkOI5zQtr2A+9OGfeUYOk7tJG7uRTkIP8GOcYxiEElmJhWCxnT3HUwwNAZShXDMBNvvT+FxaT7BcHwpUc45VSqBo5j2IShiIbpzEtZoJbtEoNE5sYxjqL1wIYLQEBwHIAOCXu0Me1zAC02gY0oeL1BmdtaPm7jqRo6iqNWfjngMzzqH1RNcu+qs8NJXtVIxCFODL9LaO0HgPC8SeK1y6xWVsCK7BnnNVJ4OJvF4ZucW80wUg81znjoNEFxpzSl+7XI8vk8JEbXWuIK0paefougXhMSgKvidS6QFJ4ZpvoXywJeEBsrS4dqG3YTxVPtaQHYynSHNQdCLfSStcbyG5pniW-iz1zITZefqNpPj-tGGckMYeEmOeVoBhdL5gpEoVwNw0z-FaAHCYAVB570NOZUS4kIAAM9nXC44orhZlUICDyZ4KTTDUFRP2VEDBz1MJ-bC38h6GlWiNJmnNNZnyzqMdqrRba228ASdwAwfKDAzCIh4x43Bah3uFLK6UwQcMclw2GFhSw6D0FHUkNstDqWGOxe4FYCSuC6phL+CsWELgPuUNOfQ8GT36IeAuXg76MRPH7TS6ldC1FMFRTilsDCyzQRFQ0ABlAArqQcgsB4CAMzogXEkdpT82Ds8d4osGJ1DutHeo9RtAhIUQAUQpskU+opSQljTOMLM4CtDGHUlkzw-COg4xJNvQIQA */
     id: "OpenAppDeviceAction",
     initial: "DeviceReady",
     context: ({input}): Context => {
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ function makeOpenAppMachine(params: {
         ...input,
         currentlyRunningApp: null,
         error: null,
+        userActionNeeded: null,
       }
     },
     states: {
@@ -176,6 +180,8 @@ function makeOpenAppMachine(params: {
       },
 
       OpenApplication: {  // execute openApp command,
+        entry: "assignUserActionNeededOpenApp",
+        exit: "assignNoUserActionNeeded",
         invoke: {
           src: "openApp",
           input: ({context}) => ({appName: context.requestedAppName}),